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2 U.S.C. § 2251 — Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
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**(a) Omitted**
**(b) Specific functions** The Director of Accessibility Services shall submit to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives a list of the specific functions that the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services will perform in carrying out this part with the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives. The Director of Accessibility Services shall submit the list not later than 30 days after the transfer date.
**(c) Transition for current Director** The individual who serves as the head of the Congressional Special Services Office as of October 20, 2008, shall be the first Director of Accessibility Services appointed by the Congressional Accessibility Services Board under [section 2172 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2172&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Omitted**
**(b) Specific functions** The Director of Accessibility Services shall submit to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives a list of the specific functions that the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services will perform in carrying out this part with the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives. The Director of Accessibility Services shall submit the list not later than 30 days after the transfer date.
**(c) Transition for current Director** The individual who serves as the head of the Congressional Special Services Office as of October 20, 2008, shall be the first Director of Accessibility Services appointed by the Congressional Accessibility Services Board under [section 2172 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2172&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Establishment of Office of Congressional Accessibility Services**
(1) **Establishment** — There is established in the legislative branch the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, to be headed by the Director of Accessibility Services.
(2) **Congressional Accessibility Services Board**
(A) *Establishment* — There is established the Congressional Accessibility Services Board, which shall be composed of—
(i) the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate;
(ii) the Secretary of the Senate;
(iii) the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives;
(iv) the Clerk of the House of Representatives; and
(v) the Architect of the Capitol.
(B) *Direction of Board* — The Office of Congressional Accessibility Services shall be subject to the direction of the Congressional Accessibility Services Board.
(3) **Mission and functions**
(A) *In general* — The Office of Congressional Accessibility Services shall—
(i) provide and coordinate accessibility services for individuals with disabilities, including Members of Congress, officers and employees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and visitors, in the United States Capitol Complex; and
(ii) provide information regarding accessibility for individuals with disabilities, as well as related training and staff development, to Members of Congress and employees of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(B) *United States Capitol Complex defined* — In this paragraph, the term “United States Capitol Complex” means the Capitol buildings (as defined in [section 5101 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section5101&num=0&edition=prelim)) and the United States Capitol Grounds (as described in section 5102 of such title
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**(a) Transfer of authorities and personnel of Congressional Special Services Office of Capitol Guide Service** In accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, effective on the transfer date—
(1) the contracts, liabilities, records, property, appropriations, and other assets and interests of the Congressional Special Services Office of the Capitol Guide Service, and the employees of such Office, are transferred to the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services established under [section 2172(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2172/a&num=0&edition=prelim) (as amended by [section 2251 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2251&num=0&edition=prelim)), except that the transfer of any amounts appropriated to the Congressional Special Services Office that remain available as of the transfer date shall occur only upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate; and
(2) the employees of such Office shall be subject to the direction, supervision, and control of the Director of Accessibility Services.
**(b) Treatment of employees at time of transfer**
(1) **In general** — Any individual who is an employee of the Congressional Special Services Office of the Capitol Guide Service on a non-temporary basis on the transfer date who is transferred under subsection (a) shall be subject to the authority of the Director of Accessibility Services under [section 2172(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2172/b&num=0&edition=prelim) (as amended by [section 2251 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2251&num=0&editio
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 2252
request from the Capitol Police Board to assist
the United States Capitol Police by providing
ushering and informational services, and other
services not directly involving law enforcement,
in connection with—
(1) the inauguration of the President and
Vice President of the United States;
(2) the official reception of representatives
of foreign nations and other persons by the
Senate or House of Representatives; or
(3) other special or ceremonial occasions in
the United States Capitol or on the United
States Capitol Grounds that—
(A) require the presence of additional Gov-
ernment personnel; and
(B) cause the temporary suspension of the
performance of regular duties.
(e) Effective date
This section shall take effect on the transfer
date.
(Pub. L. 110–437, title IV, § 402, Oct. 20, 2008, 122
Stat. 4991.)
PART B—OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL
ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES
§ 2251. Office of Congressional Accessibility Serv-
ices
(a) Omitted
(b) Specific functions
The Director of Accessibility Services shall
submit to the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate and the Committee on
House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives a list of the specific functions that
the Office of Congressional Accessibility Serv-
ices will perform in carrying out this part with
the approval of the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate and the Committee
on House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives. The Director of Accessibility Serv-
ices shall submit the list not later than 30 days
after the transfer date.
(c) Transition for current Director
The individual who serves as the head of the
Congressional Special Services Office as of Octo-
ber 20, 2008, shall be the first Director of Accessi-
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